Topics covered in this section include:
Configuration
Benchmarking
Clustering
Backup
Recovery
Security
Configuration
Battery-Powered,
Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO
Updated: December 1997.
How to reduce a Linux system's power consumption by tweaking
some of its configuration settings.
Bootdisk-HOWTO,
The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO
Updated: June 2001.
How to design and build your own boot/root diskettes for Linux.
BootPrompt-HOWTO,
The Linux BootPrompt HOWTO
Updated: September 2001.
A compilation of all the possible boot time arguments that can
be passed to the Linux kernel at boot time. Includes all kernel
and device parameters.
Config-HOWTO,
Configuration HOWTO
Updated: August 2000.
Aims at making the fine-tuning of your newly installed Linux box
quicker and easier. You will find a set of configurations for the
most common applications and services.
Filesystems-HOWTO,
Filesystems HOWTO
Updated: August 2000.
About filesystems and accessing filesystems.
HP-HOWTO,
HP HOWTO - Utilisation and Configuration Guide of HP Products under Linux
Updated: March 2001.
Describes the use of products available in the Hewlett-Packard (HP)
catalog with Linux and some free software.
Installation-HOWTO,
The Linux Installation HOWTO
Updated: September 2001.
How to obtain and install Linux software. It is the first
document which a new Linux user should read to get started.
Kernel-HOWTO,
The Linux Kernel HOWTO
Updated: July 2001.
A detailed guide to kernel configuration, compilation, upgrades, and
troubleshooting for ix86-based systems.
KickStart-HOWTO,
RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO
Updated: January 1999.
Briefly describes how to use the RedHat Linux KickStart system to
rapidly install large numbers of identical Linux boxes.
Linux+XFS-HOWTO,
Linux + XFS HOWTO : Linux on Steroids
Updated: October 2001.
Describes how to build a Linux system that runs on
top of the SGI XFS journaling filesystem.
MultiOS-HOWTO,
Managing Multiple Operating Systems HOWTO
Updated: February 2000.
Covers the procedures for using removable hard disks to install and
manage multiple alternative operating systems while leaving a single
fixed disk to permanently house and protect the primary operating
system.
Path,
PATH HOWTO
Updated: November 1997.
Describes common tricks and problems with Unix / Linux environment
variables, especially with PATH variable.
Public-Web-Browser,
Linux web browser station
Updated: October 2000.
Describes the setup of Internet kiosk-type system based on Linux
to be deployed to provide public Internet/webmail access.
Quota,
Quota mini-HOWTO
Updated: August 1997.
How to enable file system quota on a Linux host, assigning
quota for users and groups, as well as the usage of miscellaneous
quota commands.
Visual-Bell,
Visible bell mini-Howto
Updated: November 1997.
How to use termcap to configure a visual bell on one's system and
describes how to disable audible bells on demand.
Benchmarking
Benchmarking-HOWTO,
Linux Benchmarking HOWTO
Updated: August 1997.
Discusses some issues associated with the benchmarking of Linux
systems and presents a basic benchmarking toolkit.
Clustering
Beowulf-HOWTO,
Beowulf HOWTO
Updated: November 1998.
Introduces the Beowulf Supercomputer architecture and provides background
information on parallel programming, including links to other more
specific documents.
Backup
ADSM-Backup,
Linux ADSM mini-HOWTO
Updated: January 1997.
How to install and use a client for the commercial ADSM backup system
for Linux/i386.
Backup-With-MSDOS,
Backup-With-MSDOS mini-HOWTO
Updated: August 1997.
How to use a Linux-compatible tape drive installed on an MS-DOS
machine to back up the filesystem of a Linux machine.
Recovery
Ext2fs-Undeletion,
Linux Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO
Updated: February 1999.
Presents a discussion of how to retrieve deleted files from
a Second Extended File System.
Ext2fs-Undeletion-Dir-Struct,
Ext2fs Undeletion of Directory Structures
Updated: November 2000.
Describes a straight forward way of recovering whole
directory structures, instead of file by file, that have been removed
by a misplaced rm -rf
LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO,
LILO, Linux Crash Rescue HOWTO
Updated: October 2001.
Discusses methods to recover from Linux system failures.
Security
Bridge+Firewall,
Linux Bridge+Firewall Mini-HOWTO
Updated: December 1997.
A bridge is an intelligent connection wire between two network cards.
A firewall is an intelligent insulator.
Bridge+Firewall+DSL,
Bridge + Firewall + DSL Mini-HOWTO
Updated: November 2000.
Configuring a Linux system to act as a firewall and bridge with
a DSL network connection.
Domain,
Setting Up Your New Domain Mini HOWTO
Updated: October 2000.
Outlines the things you will probably have to do when you want to
setup a network of computers under your own domain. Covers
configuration of network parameters, network services, and security
settings.
Firewall-HOWTO,
Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO
Updated: February 2000.
Designed to describe the basics of firewall systems and give you some
detail on setting up both a filtering and proxy firewall on a Linux
based system.
Firewall-Piercing,
Firewall Piercing mini-HOWTO
Updated: July 2001.
Directions for using ppp over telnet to do network activities
transparently through an Internet firewall.
Secure-POP+SSH,
Secure POP via SSH mini-HOWTO
Updated: September 1998.
How to set up secure POP connections using ssh.
Security-HOWTO,
Linux Security HOWTO
Updated: March 2000.
A general overview of security issues that face the administrator of
Linux systems.
Shadow-Password-HOWTO,
Linux Shadow Password HOWTO
Updated: April 1996.
How to obtain, install, and configure the Linux password Shadow Suite.
Term-Firewall,
Using Term to Pierce an Internet Firewall
[ Archived ]
Updated: July 1996.
Directions for using ``term'' to do network stuff through
a TCP firewall that you're not supposed to be able to.
User-Authentication-HOWTO,
User Authentication HOWTO
Updated: May 2000.
Explains how user and group information is stored and how users
are authenticated on a Linux system (PAM), and how to secure you
system's user authentication.